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Movie veteran Dan Akroyd has expressed his sadness after learning of the death of his “Ghostbusters” co-star Harold Ramis. A statement issued to The Hollywood Reporter reads: “(I am) deeply saddened …

Harold Ramis. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)

Movie veteran Dan Akroyd has expressed his sadness after learning of the death of his “Ghostbusters” co-star Harold Ramis.

A statement issued to The Hollywood Reporter reads: “(I am) deeply saddened to hear of the passing of my brilliant, gifted, funny friend, co-writer/performer and teacher Harold Ramis. May he now get the answers he was always seeking.”

Aykroyd had been working with Ramis for some time to bring Ghostbusters 3 to the big screen, but it is not yet known how his death will affect the project.

Jon Favreau, Seth MacFarlane, Elijah Wood and Eli Roth have also posted to tributes to Harold Ramis following his death on Monday.

The actor, writer and director, best known for his work on “Ghostbusters,” “Caddyshack” and “Groundhog Day,” passed away at the age of 69.

Ramis’ death stunned celebrity fans and friends, who have flooded Twitter.com with touching tributes.

Actor/director Favreau writes, “No no not Harold Ramis. Worked for him years ago. He was the real deal. Growing up, his work changed my life. He will be missed”, while Roth tweets, “Oh no, Harold Ramis died. One of my filmmaking heroes. Caddyshack, Stripes, Ghostbusters, Groundhog Day… So sad.”

“Family Guy” creator MacFarlane posts, “Harold Ramis was a brilliant, shining example for every comedy writer hoping to achieve excellence the field. He will be sorely missed”, and actor Wood writes, “awful news about Harold Ramis. very sad, indeed.”

Meanwhile, British comedian Stephen Fry hailed Ramis as “a comedy hero”, while Zach Braff credited the late funnyman with inspiring him to pursue a career in showbusiness, writing: “If you’re my age and got into comedy, Harold Ramis was one of the reasons. Life is fast and over too soon.”

Patton Oswalt, actor Ralph Macchio, Eliza Dushku, Rashida Jones and Mark Hoppus from Blink-182 have also tweeted their shock and sadness following the tragic news.

Ramis’ “Year One” co-star Christopher Mintz-Plasse has also expressed his thoughts online, tweeting, “SO lucky I got to work with Harold Ramis, even if just for a couple weeks. The nicest, most talented gentleman. God damnit. RIP.”